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Post by margaret1234 on Oct 30, 2008 4:28:07 GMT -10
Well we are nearly there...... the questions are gradually being answered. So we now know about Carol ( ex wife) and she burned Dino badly......hence he started using women in a bad way.....naughty Dino. However, Cass helped him and then died. But, then Gaby leaves and he goes back to old habits........not nice Dino. These two both have bad hang ups........can they get past these..........not sure. I think Dino can get past this because he now knows with Ortega's help that it is Gaby he loves but, can Gaby forgive what she is about to hear...not sure.
Margaret
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Post by lucymalta on Oct 30, 2008 8:30:22 GMT -10
Questions, questions.... but I have one for you..... Do you think he SHOULD tell Gaby about the night at Patricks..... After all - he was really drunk... Didn't know what he was doing...
Lucy
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Post by sanne on Oct 30, 2008 8:44:58 GMT -10
YES............might hurt her now, but imagine.......suppose he doesn't tell her and they are able to sort things out......They fly back to New York......imagine what happens if she finds out than.........how much more will that hurt.......If he tells her now, WITH the explanation of thinking Gaby left him forgood, behind his back, getting drunk out of misery and making a mistake..........it will hurt her, for sure, but they might be able to work things out anyway....and that will be a relation based on honesty and true love. Sandra
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Post by hypergolic on Oct 30, 2008 8:54:22 GMT -10
Some great chaps Lucy! Bit of honesty from both of them. And I know that Gaby's past boyf is a fictional character, but I'm experiencing genuine hatred for the bloke!
Now you're asking a tough question (one that's probably going to reveal a bit about us as we answer it) Everyone has their secrets, right? Everyone makes mistakes...and sometimes there are some things that it would be better to keep hidden if only to protect the people we love (and before you start thinking the worst of me NO I've never been unfaithful!). BUT I think in this case it would probably be better if Dino came clean and told her. I have a feeling that the secret would just eat him up inside anyway and she'd find out eventually which would take them straight back to square one. There's so much turmoil here that perhaps she'll EVENTUALLY appreciate the fact that he's been honest with her. I don't for one second think she'd see it like that at first though. I hope he doesn't say anything like it was because he thought she'd left him though, it might sound like he's blaming her- and if he does anything like that I may have to slap him! (Ross & Rachel 'we were on a break' moment anyone? - That'll make more sense if you used to watch 'Friends') Edit: actually Sanne, you make it sound much better if he explains that he got drunk because he was miserable that she'd left him...oh now I'm all confused again.
Eagerly anticipating what's coming next... Hype
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Post by lucymalta on Oct 30, 2008 9:01:00 GMT -10
Well I'll spoil you all today - Cause tomorrow and the weekend I'm gonna be really busy, so I don't know if I'll be getting in any double chapters.... So.... What happens next...? Enjoy Lucy Chapter 27 Dino was brought out of his thoughts when Gaby sighed. “We make a right pair, don’t we.” Dino released her slightly, sensing that she was a little uneasy with their close contact now that their emotions were returning to a more even keel, though he kept his arms loosely wrapped around her shoulders. “We both had a hard past Gaby. It created what we are now, though yours was worse. I could have changed who I was at any time… but I didn’t want to. You were trapped because of what happened to you.” Gaby shook her head to deny Dino’s words, but he refused to stop. “Gaby… You never had the chance to rebuild your life. You never had another relationship after that first time did you?” Gaby dropped her head, “I was too afraid… Just a hand on the shoulder would make me want to scream. I lost myself in my studies and my archery training. When I came home for a break, I told Dad what happened, he was furious, but couldn’t do anything more about it.” “Did you report what happened to the police at least?” Gaby nodded, “and I had to testify in court… I barely managed… But one of my friends and a female detective really helped me to get through it. As soon as it was over I came home.” Dino was intrigued, Gaby had never spoken about that period in her life so now he was hearing about it first hand. “What did you do?” “Dad encouraged me in my archery training – and taught me basic self defense, which started to lead into hand to hand combat. Slowly he introduced me to the Black Angel teams, helped me to start re-building my trust in other men… By the time I returned to university to do my Masters after the summer break, I was feeling a lot better.” Dino was confused, when he had met Gaby, she had been terrified to be out among people not part of the organization. Seeing the look on his face Gaby sighed and explained further. “I started my Masters and decided to extend my studies, only going home at Christmas, Easter and during the summer.” She smiled slightly, “it was a couple of years later that I met up with a very aggressive young bull while we were out hunting.” Dino returned the smile, “and Artemis was reborn…” Gaby smiled shyly before her expression turned sad, “After that, I returned to do my final year – I had combined a couple of courses, meaning my Masters took me three years… It was while I was doing my exams at the end of the year that Mum and Dad were killed.” Gaby fell silent, Dino noticing that she still grieved for her parents, but also it no longer hurt her as much as it had. “So you took over Artemis…” She shook her head. “No, I had promised to go and work with a friend for a year, first on a dig in Crete, then doing research back at the university. I didn’t want to go back on my promise, though for a while, I wished I had.” “Why?” Gaby swallowed and Dino could feel the tension building in her shoulders, “What happened?” Gaby sighed, she had told Dino the worst part, but this was almost as bad. “At the end of the year, I was getting ready to return to Argentina when someone who was working with us told me that a group of students from my original degree course were having a get together – a kind of reunion. She persuaded me to go with her.” “The party was good fun and I was enjoying myself, when I felt a hand on my shoulder.” Gaby paused and Dino could see the remembered fear on her face. “When I turned around, it was my ex… I couldn’t believe it… He had just got out of prison, served four years…” “He teased me, said that we should get together ‘for old times sake’… I freaked out, left the party there and then. The next day I was on the plane home, but there was no Dad to speak to. When I arrived, the Black Angels had fallen apart, there were only a few left. Antonio was keeping part of the covert side running with Caesar’s help, so I jumped in.” “I started training and working with the members that were left to build up the communications side, by the time we were ready to begin operational work, I had become too afraid to leave the hacienda. Slowly I fixed that – getting my apartment in Buenos Aires and working with Caesar at the bar, it took me a long time, but with their help I managed, by locking away my past and developing my alter ego…” Gaby sighed and gave Dino a soft smile, “Being Artemis made me feel stronger, and in control of my life, but in time, she too began to take over and I was trapped again… Until you came along…”
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Post by hypergolic on Oct 30, 2008 9:35:20 GMT -10
First of all woohoo! Extra chapter treat! Thank-you Lucy!! *hug*
Ah, so Gaby's had identity issues in the past, throwing herself into Artemis saved her from the fragile state that swine had left her in. But by doing that Artemis took control and Gaby started to dissappear. It makes a lot of sense. She hides behind disguises, whether to protect herself or to help others. I like this ex even less now - Lucy, if Dino doesn't encounter him in this fic...could you write a quick one-shot at some point where Dino finds the s.o.b and kicks the heck out of him?? Just to satisfy my hatred.
Brilliant chapter!
Hype
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Post by sanne on Oct 30, 2008 9:38:20 GMT -10
Gaby is being completely open and honest....even more reason for Dino to do the same thing....she deserves to know the full truth........... Sandra
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Post by margaret1234 on Oct 30, 2008 10:08:43 GMT -10
Thank you for the extra chapter Lucy.
Yes Gaby deserves to know the truth but will she like it?
Anyway, I think you had better tell her Dino because better she hears it upfont from you rather than from the other woman......who manipulated you into falling into her trap at a time when you were very vulnerable. What has happened to that woman anyway.......I had a feeling there was more in her plan than just to have sex.
Margaret
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Post by lucymalta on Oct 30, 2008 10:23:04 GMT -10
I like this ex even less now - Lucy, if Dino doesn't encounter him in this fic...could you write a quick one-shot at some point where Dino finds the s.o.b and kicks the heck out of him?? Just to satisfy my hatred. Brilliant chapter! Hype Hmmm... A one shot with Dino and Gaby's ex..... Now there's a thought.... Could also have Gaby take a trip to Patrick's.... Lucy
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Post by sanne on Oct 30, 2008 10:29:12 GMT -10
Dino to the ex and gaby to the woman at Patrick's..........very nice idea..... Sandra
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Post by NV Oracle on Oct 30, 2008 16:15:29 GMT -10
Very well done, Lucy.
I think Dino needs to tell her too. Not just because she had told him, but, he needs to show her that he trusts her just as much as she trusts him. Also, he needs to tell her about his mixing things up about Cass and her.
Can't wait to see what you do with it next, Lucy.
Your friend NV Oracle
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Post by lucymalta on Oct 31, 2008 2:44:52 GMT -10
So... Gaby has continued talking - will Dino? Enjoy Lucy Chapter 28 Dino blushed, Gaby was now completely open to him, had shared everything, but there was still one thing he didn’t quite understand. “Why did you run Gaby? When I came home and found out that you had left, it drove me insane.” Gaby sighed, “You had become so angry, I couldn’t work it out. Artemis would have fought back, but I am no longer Artemis… Over the last few years, you have helped me to rediscover myself and I don’t want to lose that. Artemis is tough to live up to, though she is still around.” “You scared me Dino, and though I knew that you wouldn’t hurt me, I became too afraid. You helped me to defeat my past fears. I wasn’t going back there… So I ran…” “I thought so… I’m such a d**n fool…” Gaby looked at him, startled, what the hell did Dino mean? She was about to ask when Dino continued, “I should have been more careful with the things I said.” “What do you mean?” Dino bit his lip, “Remember when you re-organised the office last year, how pleased Terry and I were.” Gaby nodded, and he went on “Do you remember what I said?” “You said that Cass would have done it the same way…” Gaby was baffled, Dino was obviously going somewhere with this, but where? Dino sighed, “I meant it as a compliment… I didn’t mean to compare you with her…” Gaby was mystified for a moment, couldn’t work out what he meant, “Gaby… I realize now that on many occasions I compared you with Cass… It wasn’t my intention.” Her silence encouraged him to continue, “In certain aspects – at the office for example, you and Cass are very similar and I liked what you did, I still do… but it didn’t mean that I wanted you to copy her, or do things the way she did all the time…” Gaby felt as if a veil had been lifted from her eyes… “But the way you reacted at first… I thought…” Confusion flowed across her face and she stood quickly, walking to the edge of the river, trying to think things through. Dino sighed and followed her, wanting to touch her, hold her in his arms, but he didn’t want to push her too hard so he stood a little behind her, arms folded to stop himself from making a move too soon. “I know that now… You thought that I wanted you to become more like Cass… because of the things I said… but it just isn’t like that. The more you copied her way of doing things, the more irritated I became… It’s what makes you different from Cass that causes me to love you… ” Dino saw Gaby’s head turn slightly, almost looking at him over her shoulder, waiting… Dino took a deep breath knowing that he wasn’t out of the woods yet. However with her silence, came hope, she was giving him a chance to explain his behaviour. He took a step closer, barely an inch away, but it could have been a mile. “When you came to me in New York… I told you that I wasn’t looking for another Cass… but you started to become her… I didn’t want that, I wanted you. I wanted the spirit inside of you, your sense of adventure, I didn’t want you to change. It made me angry when you changed too much; it was as if you were doing it on purpose, trying to take her place.” Gaby dropped her head, “and the angrier you became, the more I tried to do things Cass’ way, because I thought it’s what you liked… What you wanted…” Dino sighed and touched Gaby’s cheek gently, “Exactly, but not once did I ask you not to do it… I just expected you to realize that it was not what I wanted…” “I forgot that you would be naive in that way, that you wouldn’t understand, how could you? You’ve never been in this close a relationship before. If only I had spoken to you, cleared things up before they got worse…”
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Post by NV Oracle on Oct 31, 2008 2:51:45 GMT -10
Come on Dino, let it out, man. You're doing great so far. You need to tell her everything, Dino.
Great chapter Lucy.
Your friend NV Oracle
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Post by pinkyster on Oct 31, 2008 3:04:34 GMT -10
OH my, nice to see him finally open up. It seems that Gaby is also learning along the way. Realizing that she was trying to act like Cass. Now how will she handle his other secret? I imagine not very well. Dino might want to duck when he talks about it.
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Post by sanne on Oct 31, 2008 3:12:49 GMT -10
On the right track, Dino.....this will be hard to do, but be completely honest now...........you can do it.......show her that you trust her completely....just as she trusted you completely....... Sandra
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